Saturday, December 20, 2014

Iggy Azalea Responds to Azealia Banks' Hot 97 Interview

Girl Kill The Drama!

Today in hip-hop, Azealia Banks blasts Iggy Azalea on Hot 97 for cultural appropriation. Is this about race or feminism?

On HipHopDX
   


Check out the original interview below...


The host mentions that Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea came up at the same time & that actually Iggy appeared on the scene after Azealia Banks. He wonders if Iggy stole Azealia's name, which was already out there, to further her own career. 

Azealia Banks responds by basically saying that white America continues to give the finger to black culture by giving music awards like Grammys to artists like Iggy & Macklemore when they don't deserve it & don't have the best record in the category.

Macklemore said himself Kendrick Lamar's records was better. As for Iggy, no one can know for sure how award committees function...so maybe we should only go by fan votes? 

Azealia Banks says she doesn't care that Iggy's music is played on the radio, but lets not call it hip-hop. She also states that white people winning hip-hop awards tells little white kids they can accomplish whatever they want while telling black kids they can't do sh*t. Is this true??? What do y'all think?

Iggy responds...

I agree with the comments on marketing. If 64% of the United States is white, it makes sense that advertising & all sorts of other executives & the American consumers put their mouth & money behind artists that look like them.

 This IS racism, or at least white privilege, whether conscious or unconscious. However, as a music fan, especially with all the free downloads out there, I will only purchase a truly amazing album, no matter who the artist. 
 Azealia Banks says, "Well then put her in the pop category with Katy Perry because that is not rap." But she is flowing on a beat. In the end, as Iggy points out, would Banks be so bothered by it if she was winning like that?

In today's world of oxymorons & shadows, Miss Lady Shadow finds this all very bittersweet. Watching the interview, I think Azealia meant everything she says, whatever place it came from. I also believe she's a little pissed the bitch stole her name & ca$hed out. Do y'all think the crying was sincere?? And calling TI a coon? #JustSaying

But, as a white girl rapper - I'll say this.

HIP-HOP FANS DECIDE WHAT IS HIP-HOP !!!

I agree that "Fancy", sung by 2 white women, Iggy & Charlie XCX, is just as much a pop record, but hip-hop fans love it! But Azealia Banks is not the authority! And her attitude is definitely a lil whack. TI's wife Tiny has nothing to do with the convo! She talks about wanting to beat up TI.

Going at somebody's neck in any Entertainment field, especially hip-hop is asking for infamy, & this chick goes all in! But I also understand being pissed off for being passed over in favor of a white chick in a "traditionally" black category.

The Anonymous hacker group then threatens Iggy posting on Instagram;

 You have 48 hours, @IGGYAZALEA.
However, do we want any music genre defined by the color of its artists??? "Get your fucking clicks. Here it is!," as Banks says. 

Now check out Miss Lady Shadow's videos & tell me this not hip-hop. Much Love.

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